Tag: oil prices Venezuela blockade

LME base metals prices edged up; Vedanta boosts India’s alumina refining capacity

Dec 18, 2025

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Aditi Sen

in Aluminium, Copper, Lead, Nickel, Non Ferrous

Copper armature scrap jumps in Delhi Oil prices surge on Venezuela blockade fears Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange moved higher across the board. Copper led the gains, rising 1.25% to $11,737/t, followed by zinc which climbed 1.04% to $3,074/t. Aluminium advanced 0.99% to $2,906/t, while nickel increased 0.90% to $14,392/t and lead…